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Transportation
William Thomas Price was transported on the Fortune, departing 31st Oct 1812 and arriving 11th Jun 1813 with 200 passengers.
Fortune (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 87 (45) |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Convict Notes
Born 1792. Baptised 30 January 1793 at Southwark, Surrey, Engnand. Died 1916 Liverpool, NSW. Aged 20 years, sentenced to death, later commuted to transportation (The prisoner was recommended to mercy by the Jury on account of his good character). Possible parents: William and Ann Price. Possible marriage: a William Thomas Price married Mary Ann Piper, in 1873 in Balmain, New South Wales. Children: Martha Ann Price, born 1875 Balmain, birth reg no: 3532/1875, Thomas E.H. Price, born 1877 Balmain, birth reg no: 3832/1877. Jonathan.T. Price, born 1879 Balmain, birth reg no: 4210/1879. Harold Price, born 1881 Balmain, birth reg no: 4163/1881. Jewel.H. Price, born 1884 Balmain, birth reg: 4673/1884. Lydia Price, born 1885 Balmain, birth reg: 2086/1885.
Born 1792 England. Baptised 30 January 1793 at Southwark,Surrey. Died 1916 Liverpool, NSW. Parents possibly: William and Anne Price. Aged 20 years, sentenced to death, later commuted to transportation (The prisoner was recommended to mercy by the Jury on account of his good character)Has tattoo no. First recorded 1812. A William Thomas Price did marry Mary Ann Piper, in 1873 in Balmain, New South Wales. Children: Martha Ann Price, born 1875 Balmain, birth reg no: 3532/1875, Thomas E.H. Price, born 1877 Balmain, birth reg no: 3832/1877. Jonathan.T. Price, born 1879 Balmain, birth reg no: 4210/1879. Harold Price, born 1881 Balmain, birth reg no: 4163/1881. Jewel.H. Price, born 1884 Balmain, birth reg: 4673/1884. Lydia Price, born 1885 Balmain, birth reg: 2086/1885.
Ships list claimed his native place was London.
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 31 December 2019), April 1812, trial of WILLIAM PRICE (t18120408-77). WILLIAM PRICE, Theft > theft from a specified place, 8th April 1812. 388. WILLIAM PRICE was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 19th of March , a feather bed, value 3 l. 3 s. the property of Robert Heap , in his dwelling-house . ROBERT HEAP . I am a housekeeper, I rent the house No. 7, and 8, Woburn-court, in the parish of St. George's, Blomsbury ; I live in the house, No. 8; I lost the feather bed on the 19th of March; I had seen it in my shop three hours before it was stolen. SARAH LANGSTON . I live at No. 3, Woburn-street. I was very near the prisoner when he took the bed out of the shop; it is an open shop; I saw him actually take it; I was in Woburn-court at the time he took it; I did not raise the alarm; I was not able to speak. JAMES EDWARD WYNNE . I am a coachman; I saw this man running with a bed at his back, I heard stop thief cried, the man with the bed I followed to the corner of Diot-street, he dropped the bed; I let the bed lay in the street and followed him, I overtook him in about fifty yards; he was never out of my sight. - I am an officer. This bed was delivered to me by the last witness. Prosecutor. It is my bed, it is worth three guineas. The prisoner said nothing in his defence, called two witnesses, who gave him a good character. GUILTY - DEATH , aged 20. [The prisoner was recommended to mercy by the Jury on account of his good character.] Second Middlesex jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant. Conditional Pardon . Tasmanian record: https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON13-1-2$init=CON13-1-2 William Price, Fortune 2, tried Middx.G.D,8 April 1812, life. NB William Price and Charles Oakley have received their Conditional Pardons at this office on the 23rd August lat, they having arrived from Port Dalrymle on the Elizabeth Henrietta as Evidences for the Crown. Dated 3 Jan 1820.
1822 census for NSW shows William living with convict Phoebe Hines and her 3 children, namely James Richards 7yrs; Eliza Hines(Haines) 5yrs and Ann Hines (Hains) 2yrs.